''For other uses, see Miracle (disambiguation).

According to many religions, a miracle, derived from the old Latin word miraculum meaning 'something wonderful', is a striking interposition of divine intervention by God in the universe by which the operations of the ordinary course of Nature are overruled, suspended, or modified. People in different faiths have substantially different definitions of the word miracle. Even within a specific religion there is often more than one usage of the term.

Sometimes the term miracle may refer to the action of a supernatural being that is not a god. Thus, the term divine intervention refers specifically to the direct involvement of a deity.

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L.A. Times - Religious News

Los Angeles-area Catholics and Muslims no strangers to dialogue
Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0800
A recent forum at the Vatican designed to foster interfaith communication is the kind of thing local followers have been doing for years. World Roman Catholic and Muslim leaders made headlines this month when they met in a first-of-its-kind interfaith forum at the Vatican. Locally, some faithful saw the forum not as something new but as an affirmation of efforts they have been making for years.
On this Catholics and Muslims agree
Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0800
On this they agree
Say no to Summum's public display of religion
Sat, 15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0800
The Supreme Court should deny the sect's demand for a monument to its beliefs, similar to one in a park featuring the Ten Commandments. In a case that reads like a law-school examination question, the U.S. Supreme Court was asked Wednesday to rule that a local government that displays the Ten Commandments on public property must also make room for the teachings of other religions. The question is complicated -- thanks in part to the court's past decisions -- but the answer is simple: No.

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